Knights win, Lancers lose in girls’ action

Girls’ basketball roundup

Crestview got a win over Delphos Jefferson, while Lincolnview lost to Bluffton during girls’ basketball action on Thursday.

The Lady Knights of Crestview made it five wins in their last six games by defeating the Delphos Jefferson Wildcats 51-30 Thursday night. 

Crestview shot a warm 47 percent from the field (18 for 38) while holding Jefferson to just 26 percent (11 for 42).

Senior Emily Bauer lit up the stat sheet, netting 21 points, 14 rebounds, 5 blocks and 3 assists. Paige Motycka added 10 points for the Lady Knights, while Claire Zaleski scored 8 points. Jefferson was led by Devyn Carder’s 11 points.

Crestview had 32 rebounds, double the Wildcat total of 16, while the Knights had 8 turnovers, versus 5 for the Jefferson.

With the win, Crestview moves to 7-3 on the season and 3-1 in the Northwest Conference.

The Lincolnview Lancers were plagued by turnovers in the Lancers’ 73-38 loss to Bluffton on Thursday. Lincolnview had 25 turnovers, compared to just 4 for the Lady Pirates.

Bluffton got out to a 22-point first-quarter lead, 25-3, and the Pirates were up by 31 points, 42-11, at the half.

The Lancers played mostly even with Bluffton in the second half — even outscoring the Pirates 15-14 in the final quarter — but Bluffton was too far in front by that time.

Lincolnview shot 48 percent from the field (17 of 35), including 3 of 8 (37.5 percent) from three-point range. The Lancers were 1 of 4  (25 percent) from the free throw line. The Pirates made 27 of 54 from the field (50 percent), and were 8 of 18 (44 percent) from behind the arc. Bluffton also made 11 of 14 free throw attempts (78 percent).

Lincolnview had the edge in rebounding, 21-19.

The Lancers were led by Alena Looser’s 15 points, while Maddie Gorman added 8 points for Lincolnview. Bluffton’s Andie Schmutz and Alivia Koenig combined for 41 points, with Schmutz scoring 21 points and Koenig 20 points. Abbie Parkins added 9 points for the Pirates.